DULUTH, Minn. — Former legislator Jason Metsa, 43, was released from custody without charges several days after being booked for third-degree criminal sexual conduct. The arrest was based on probable cause, police said. An assistant prosecutor, Chris Florey, now says a decision on formal charging had not been made pending further review. Metsa, D-Virginia, served six years in the in the Minnesota House and ran for Congress in 2018.

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